High grade stoneware mug with an individually hand formed handle and rich cobalt blue glaze throughout. The body of the mug is decorated with the crescent and palm tree design from the South Carolina State Flag. The original flag was created during the Revolutionary War for the South Carolina troops; the blue color was intended to match their uniforms; the crescent was a reproduction of the silver emblem they wore on their caps; and the palmetto tree was added later to represent Colonel William Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island in 1776.